London marked the deaths of 72 people in a tower block fire at memorial services across the city on Tuesday, five years after a blaze that shook the nation and revealed widespread and fatal flaws in building regulations. On June 14, 2017, Britain woke …
Weep with rage for the betrayed ghosts of Grenfell
“Photographs state the innocence, the vulnerability of lives heading towards their own destruction, and this link between photography and death haunts all photographs of people” Susan Sontag This is a piece I never wanted to write, about something I wi…
Abraham Accords Caucus seeks defence cooperation
The Abraham Accords Caucus has introduced legislation for a joint military defence system with Israel and US Arab allies and partners in the Middle East. The Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defenses (DEFEND) Act aims to organise allies in …
Israel ‘threatened to bomb Assad’s palace’ over Iran ops
Israel warned Syrian President Bashar al-Assad that a palace of his would be its next target if his regime continued to allow Iran to smuggle arms through his country, Saudi news portal Elaph reported Monday. The New Arab has reached out to Elaph for f…
Syria’s LGBTQ+ community fight to have their voices heard
By breaking taboos and challenging religious and political conservatism, GEM (Guardians of Equality Movement) is a brave but rare Syrian NGO that’s helping address Syrian LGBTQ+ issues by dedicating itself to improving the lives of people who experienc…
Five Palestinians continue hunger strike in Israeli jails
Five Palestinian prisoners continue to refuse food in Israeli jails, protesting their detention conditions, including two of the Gilboa prison breakers, according to the Palestinian High Commission for Prisoners Affairs. “Yaacoub Qaderi and Abdallah Ba…
Iran says Greece ‘ordered’ release of seized oil tankers
Tehran said on Tuesday that Athens had ordered the release of Iranian oil seized from a Russian-flagged tanker, after a Greek court ruled it must be returned despite US demands. “The Greek government issued the relevant order, and now we are witnessing…
India, Israel to resume talks for free trade agreement
Israel and India are preparing to resume talks for a free trade agreement between the two countries, according to reports. Israel’s Economy Ministry on Monday confirmed that a delegation from India had arrived in Jerusalem to discuss the framework for …
Death toll from fighting in Sudan’s Darfur tops 125: UN
The death toll from recent clashes between Arab and non-Arab groups in Sudan’s restive Darfur region has exceeded 125, the United Nations said on Tuesday. The latest fighting between the Arab Rizeigat and non-Arab Gimir tribes broke out on June 6 in Ko…
Israeli MK wishes to ‘send Arabs to Switzerland’
An Israeli Knesset member is facing backlash after saying he wished there was a button that would deport all Arabs to Switzerland. Speaking to Israeli school boys, Matan Kahana, MK for the Yamina party and religious affairs minister, said there is litt…